| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| In a plot that doesn't jibe at all with what's depicted in /The Mummy/
film series, Mathayus (Johnson) is recruited to assassinate Cassandra,
the sorcerer (Kelly Hu) for Memnon (Steven Brand), the king of
Gomorrah. Memnon seeks to fulfil the Scorpion...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: C+) |
| The Mummy franchise would be terrific if the writers
would bother to establish some sort of semi-concrete
mythology. It has the sort of campy, absurdist,
anything-goes spirit that is missing from most
by-the-numbers action blockbusters, but there is...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Ronald O. Christian (Rating: 1/5) |
| The Scorpion King
Dwayne "the rock" Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, a few Playmates,
and some other people I didn't recognize.
One star of five for Kelly Hu, zero stars otherwise. more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 3/10) |
| The tagline for The Scorpion King is "Warrior. Legend. King." which is
pretty funny considering it's a movie in which every character tries to
sound Egyptian except for its star, who instead sounds like the King (as in
an Elvis impersonator). That star...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Directed by Chuck Russell. Screenplay by David Hayter, Will Osbourne and
Stephen Sommers, based on a story by Jonathan Hales and Sommers. Starring
Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu. Running time: 92 minutes. Rated AA
for violent scenes by the...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: C+) |
| So, you're standing by the ticket booth of the
local cineplex, wondering which movie to see. A
murder mystery might be good; a raunchy romantic
comedy might be fun; a human-interest drama might
be worthwhile. The stars in the film or the...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 4/10) |
| CAPSULE: Conan the Barbarian (in virtually all but name)
clobbers again in another sword and sorcery adventure,
but this time he is played by The Rock and called
Mathayus, the Scorpion King. THE SCORPION KING has a
little too much...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE SCORPION KING" (Universal Pictures)
Reminiscent of "Conan the Barbarian," this a live-action comic-book
and - as such - it's filled with action-packed fun. Just as muscleman Arnold
Schwarzenegger conquered the...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: .5/4) |
| Groan. THE SCORPION KING, directed by Chuck Russell (BLESS THE CHILD), must
come from some parallel universe in which every movie is a turkey. In that
alternate world, it strives to be king. Unlike BATTLEFIELD EARTH, which was so
laughably bad that it...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2/4) |
| THE SCORPION KING (2002) 2 stars out of 4. Starring The Rock, Kelly Hu, Steven
Brand, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralf Moeller and Michael
Clarke Duncan. Story by Stephen Sommers and Jonathan Hales. Screenplay by
Stephen Sommers and...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 5/10) |
| PLOT:
A prequel to THE MUMMY RETURNS, this film details the origin of the character
known as The Rock...I mean, The Scorpion King. The story starts off with his
brother being killed by a baddie, which leads him to seek revenge. After that,
well...there's...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: .5/4) |
| Groan. THE SCORPION KING, directed by Chuck Russell (BLESS THE CHILD), must
come from some parallel universe in which every movie is a turkey. In that
alternate world, it strives to be king. Unlike BATTLEFIELD EARTH, which was so
laughably bad that it...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 3/10) |
| The tagline for The Scorpion King is "Warrior. Legend. King." which is
pretty funny considering it's a movie in which every character tries to
sound Egyptian except for its star, who instead sounds like the King (as in
an Elvis impersonator). That star...more |
| The Scorpion King Review |
| by Max Messier (Rating: 1/5) |
| The Rock: One name symbolizes everything that can be defined as the
stereotypical American male. Why? He's a gruff, tough-as-nails, merciless, and
sexually magnetic savior of the free world. And he's huge on TV. And sure
enough, The Scorpion King –...more |
